Duncan Cook

Consultant

LLB, Otago University

Duncan is a Consultant in our Commercial team and shares his time between our Tauranga and Auckland offices. He joined Sharp Tudhope in 1986 after a tenure in Auckland and was up until December 2020 a Partner in the firm.

Duncan has been advising corporate clients since the early 80’s on a range of commercial matters including mergers and acquisitions, service contracts, capital raising and finance. He also has considerable experience in corporate governance, having been a board member of companies with significant interest in the fisheries and building services sectors and of Tauranga’s economic development agency. He has been a board member of Radius Care since 2010 and was a heavily involved in the process of it listing on the main board of the NZX in December 2020. Duncan counts amongst his current clients:

• Habit Health, New Zealand’s largest integrated health, fitness and rehabilitation services provider;
• Tall Poppy Real Estate Group Limited, a leading-edge New Zealand wide real estate agency; and
• Compass Homes Limited, a national housing company known for delivering quality homes.

Duncan enjoys working closely at a strategic level with his clients and guiding them through complex transactions.

Areas of Expertise

Commercial contracts
Sale and acquisitions
Joint ventures
Industry consolidation
Insolvency law
Finance restructures
Corporate governance

Memberships

Institute of Directors
INSOL International